Sheldon K. Smith
USA Guide 2024
Band 4 : Litigation: General Commercial
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About
Provided by Sheldon K. Smith
Practice Areas
Trial attorney, problem solver, and strategic advisor, Sheldon represents clients in complex and often high-profile business disputes and tort cases. He helps clients efficiently resolve matters inside and outside the courtroom. Sheldon regularly counsels financial institutions, medical providers, municipalities, commercial property owners/developers, and manufacturers.
For commercial and tort-defense litigation, Sheldon represents buyers and sellers in disputes involving the domestic and international sales of goods. He also counsels businesses on matters involving competition claims, force majeure and other contract performance disputes, tort defenses, earn-out/buy-out and valuation disputes, and trade secret and trademark protection. In addition, he handles a variety of matters for banks, including check disputes, fiduciary duty claims, and fraud allegations.
Sheldon handles high-stakes tax assessment challenges and related real property valuation disputes.
Sheldon represents a wide range of health care providers in litigation matters (including hospitals, medical associations, nursing homes, physicians, dentists, physical therapists, and DME companies) regarding the many types of business, reimbursement, privacy, tort-defense, and real property disputes that arise in the health care arena.
Chambers Review
USA
Sheldon Smith is a well-regarded dispute resolution lawyer who is notably skilled in litigation work. He advises on breach of contract claims, among other matters.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Sheldon is responsive and is willing to listen to my perspective as well."
"Sheldon makes it his business to see that clients' needs are proactively addressed to the fullest extent."
"Sheldon is responsive and is willing to listen to my perspective as well."
"Sheldon makes it his business to see that clients' needs are proactively addressed to the fullest extent."